“We have a document here in the archives of the city which is from December of 1411. It’s a document where the count of Namur has decided that it was forbidden to use stilts in the city — and not only to use stilts but to fight on stilts.”

So the people of Namur figure had to be actively stilt jousting for it to be banned.

There are tales of teams of a thousand each competing in the city’s central square.

The fight for the golden snitch stilt on the third Sunday in September is something to be seen.